Spark Doing Quite Well According To NY Times

[bronsin]

The SMART just might be the cheapest car you can actually see and buy at a dealer though. At least in NJ. Every Spark I saw at my local dealer was $16,000+!

The SMART suspension is stiff like a Corvettes.

If I had a SMART I would take out the passenger seat to store things like groceries for the trip home.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

The SMART just might be the cheapest car you can actually see and buy at a dealer though. At least in NJ. Every Spark I saw at my local dealer was $16,000+!

The SMART suspension is stiff like a Corvettes.

If I had a SMART I would take out the passenger seat to store things like groceries for the trip home.

Parts of your state are quite beautiful, and I enjoy spending time there. However, trying to get a question answered by a government entity and putting up with the costs re bloated bureaucracies (even if you aren't a resident) leaves a sane person shaking his or her head. It doesn't surprise me that you aren't seeing any sub 16K examples of the Spark. I agree with you re the room and action re the seat for the Smart ForTwo. That alone would nix that choice in my book. I got a similar feeling when I sat in the IQ at an auto show.